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Meaning of VEIN

Pronunciation:  veyn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
  2. [n]  
  3. [n]  a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"
  4. [n]  a layer of ore between layers of rock
  5. [n]  one of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
  6. [v]  make a veinlike pattern
 
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 Synonyms: mineral vein, nervure, nervure, vena
 
 See Also: accessory cephalic vein, accessory hemiazygos vein, accessory hemiazygous vein, accessory vertebral vein, accompanying vein, anastomotic vein, angular vein, anterior vertebral vein, appendicular vein, arcuate vein of the kidney, auricular vein, axillary vein, azygos vein, azygous vein, basal vein, basilic vein, basivertebral vein, blood vessel, bonanza, brachial vein, brachiocephalic vein, bronchial vein, cardinal vein, cardiovascular system, central vein of retina, central vein of suprarenal gland, central veins of liver, cephalic vein, cerebellar vein, cerebral vein, cervical vein, choroid vein, ciliary veins, circulatory system, circumflex vein, clitoral vein, colic vein, common facial vein, conjunctival veins, costoaxillary vein, cutaneous vein, cystic vein, deep cervical vein, digital vein, diploic vein, dorsal scapular vein, emissary vein, epigastric vein, esophageal veins, ethmoidal vein, expressive style, external nasal vein, facial vein, femoral vein, formation, gastric vein, gastroepiploic vein, gastroomental vein, genicular vein, geological formation, geology, gluteal vein, hemizygos vein, hemizygous vein, hemorrhoidal vein, hepatic vein, innominate vein, midrib, oesophageal veins, rectal vein, rib, rib, stain, style, vena anastomotica, vena angularis, vena appendicularis, vena arcuata renis, vena auricularis, vena axillaris, vena azygos, vena basalis, vena basilica, vena basivertebralis, vena brachialis, vena brachiocephalica, vena bronchialis, vena centrales retinae, vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis, vena cephalica, vena cephalica accessoria, vena cerebellum, vena cerebri, vena cervicalis profunda, vena choroidea, vena circumflexa, vena clitoridis, vena colica, vena comitans, vena cutanea, vena cystica, vena digitalis, vena diploica, vena emissaria, vena ethmoidalis, vena facialis, vena femoralis, vena gastrica, vena gastroomentalis, vena genus, vena gluteus, vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena hemizygos, vena hepatica, vena nasalis externa, vena rectalis, vena scapularis dorsalis, vena vertebralis accessoria, vena vertebralis anterior, venae centrales hepatis, venae ciliares, venae conjunctivales, venae esophageae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Vein\, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.]
1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either
   venous or arterial, to the heart. See {Artery}, 2.
2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a
   leaf.
3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of
   insects. See {Venation}.
4. (Geol. or Mining) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other
   rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not
   corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; --
   often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral
   vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful
   minerals or ores.
5. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other
   substance. ``Down to the veins of earth.'' --Milton.
         Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins.
                                               --Sir I.
                                               Newton.
6. A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood,
   and in marble and other stones; variegation.
7. A train of association, thoughts, emotions, or the like; a
   current; a course.
         He can open a vein of true and noble thinking.
                                               --Swift.
8. Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind;
   a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain;
   quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein
   of humor; a satirical vein. --Shak.
         Certain discoursing wits which are of the same
         veins.                                --Bacon.
         Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. --Waller.

  2. \Vein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Veining}.]
To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.
--Tennyson.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: a blood vessel that carries blood from the body back into the heart.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing your vein in your dream means that you are shielded from slander. Dreaming that your veins are bleeding, foretells that you will experience great and inescapable sorrow. Dreaming that your veins are swollen means your hastiness in placing trust.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from other parts of the body.
  2. In plants, a strand of vascular tissue.
 

 

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